Instructional Video10:25
TED Talks

TED: How Syria's architecture laid the foundation for brutal war | Marwa Al-Sabouni

12th - Higher Ed
What caused the war in Syria? Oppression, drought and religious differences all played key roles, but Marwa Al-Sabouni suggests another reason: architecture. Speaking to us over the Internet from Homs, where for the last six years she...
Instructional Video8:37
TED Talks

TED: 3 ways to fix a broken news industry | Lara Setrakian

12th - Higher Ed
Something is very wrong with the news industry. Trust in the media has hit an all-time low; we're inundated with sensationalist stories, and consistent, high-quality reporting is scarce, says journalist Lara Setrakian. She shares three...
Instructional Video4:48
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: Where will you be able to live in 20 years? | Carol Farbotko and Ingrid Boas

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Humanity has always adapted to changing weather and moved to regions that best support cultural lifestyles and livelihoods. However, the rise in extreme weather is endangering coastal communities, and even for those with the resources to...
Instructional Video18:38
TED Talks

TED: The refugee crisis is a test of our character | David Miliband

12th - Higher Ed
Sixty-five million people were displaced from their homes by conflict and disaster in 2016. It's not just a crisis; it's a test of who we are and what we stand for, says David Miliband -- and each of us has a personal responsibility to...
Instructional Video18:09
TED Talks

TED: Our refugee system is failing. Here's how we can fix it | Alexander Betts

12th - Higher Ed
A million refugees arrived in europe this year, says Alexander Betts, and "our response, frankly, has been pathetic." Betts studies forced migration, the impossible choice for families between the camps, urban poverty and dangerous...
Instructional Video10:55
TED Talks

Melanie Nezer: The fundamental right to seek asylum

12th - Higher Ed
Refugee and immigrants rights attorney Melanie Nezer shares an urgently needed historical perspective on the crisis at the southern US border, showing how citizens can hold their governments accountable for protecting the vulnerable. "A...
Instructional Video10:16
TED Talks

Juan Enriquez: A personal plea for humanity at the US-Mexico border

12th - Higher Ed
In this powerful, personal talk, author and academic Juan Enriquez shares stories from inside the immigration crisis at the US-Mexico border, bringing this often-abstract debate back down to earth -- and showing what you can do every day...
Instructional Video14:14
TED Talks

TED: Don't feel sorry for refugees -- believe in them | Luma Mufleh

12th - Higher Ed
We have seen advances in every aspect of our lives -- except our humanity, says Luma Mufleh, a Jordanian immigrant and Muslim of Syrian descent who founded the first accredited school for refugees in the United States. Mufleh shares...
Instructional Video6:34
TED Talks

TED: The real-life superheroes helping Syrian refugees | Feras Fayyad

12th - Higher Ed
Society has a set of stories it tells itself about who refugees are and what they look like, says documentarian and TED Fellow Feras Fayyad. With his films, he's on a mission to separate the facts about refugees from fiction, as a form...
Instructional Video12:48
TED Talks

TED: This is what democracy looks like | Anthony D. Romero

12th - Higher Ed
In a quest to make sense of the political environment in the united States in 2017, lawyer and ACLu executive director Anthony D. Romero turned to a surprising place -- a 14th-century fresco by Italian Renaissance master Ambrogio...
Instructional Video11:16
TED Talks

TED: The board game getting kids excited about school | Joel Baraka

12th - Higher Ed
Going to school in a refugee camp can be complicated: students encounter crowded classrooms, rigid curricula and limited access to teachers. Joel Baraka, who grew up in the Kyangwali refugee camp in Uganda, is determined to change that...
Instructional Video16:08
TED Talks

Melissa Fleming: Let's help refugees thrive, not just survive

12th - Higher Ed
Today's refugee crisis is the biggest since World War II, and it's growing. When this talk was given, 50 million people had been forcefully displaced from their homes by conflict and war; now the number is 65.3 million. There were 3...
Instructional Video6:46
TED Talks

TED: Refugees want empowerment, not handouts | Robert Hakiza

12th - Higher Ed
The prevailing image of where refugees live is of temporary camps in isolated areas -- but in reality, nearly 60 percent of them worldwide end up in urban areas. TED Fellow Robert Hakiza takes us inside the lives of urban refugees -- and...
Instructional Video13:21
TED Talks

TED: What it's like to be a war refugee | Zarlasht Halaimzai

12th - Higher Ed
Living under the constant threat of violence has a lasting effect -- even after you escape from danger, says writer and refugee advocate Zarlasht Halaimzai. One of the millions of people worldwide who have been forcibly displaced by...
Instructional Video19:15
TED Talks

TED: A boat carrying 500 refugees sunk at sea. The story of two survivors | Melissa Fleming

12th - Higher Ed
Aboard an overloaded ship carrying more than 500 refugees, a young woman becomes an unlikely hero. This single, powerful story, told by Melissa Fleming of the UN's refugee agency, gives a human face to the sheer numbers of human beings...
Instructional Video22:12
TED Talks

TED: Doesn't everyone deserve a chance at a good life? | Jim Yong Kim

12th - Higher Ed
Aspirations are rising as never before across the world, thanks in large part to smartphones and the internet -- will they be met with opportunity or frustration? As President of the World Bank Group, Jim Yong Kim wants to end extreme...
Instructional Video11:13
TED Talks

TED: A safe pathway to resettlement for migrants and refugees | Becca Heller

12th - Higher Ed
Human migration is both inevitable and growing. What are we as a global community doing to address it? asks human rights lawyer Becca Heller, who believes that every refugee and migrant deserves a safe pathway to resettlement. Through...
Instructional Video16:47
TED Talks

TED: Why I fight for the education of refugee girls (like me) | Mary Maker

12th - Higher Ed
After fleeing war-torn South Sudan as a child, Mary Maker found security and hope in the school at Kenya's Kakuma Refugee Camp. Now a teacher of young refugees herself, she sees education as an essential tool for rebuilding lives -- and...
Instructional Video5:43
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: What does it mean to be a refugee? - Benedetta Berti and Evelien Borgman

Pre-K - Higher Ed
About 60 million people around the globe have been forced to leave their homes to escape war, violence and persecution. The majority have become Internally Displaced Persons, meaning they fled their homes but are still in their own...
Instructional Video7:01
TED Talks

TED: Ukraine's fight to keep educating its children | Zoya Lytvyn

12th - Higher Ed
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has destroyed so much -- including hundreds of schools, where the country's children were forging their futures -- but it has not stopped Ukrainians from pursuing knowledge and curiosity. In a deeply...
Instructional Video14:16
TED Talks

TED: What it's like to be a parent in a war zone | Aala el-Khani

12th - Higher Ed
How do parents protect their children and help them feel secure again when their homes are ripped apart by war? In this warm-hearted talk, psychologist Aala el-Khani shares her work supporting -- and learning from -- refugee families...
Instructional Video14:48
TED Talks

TED: Islamophobia killed my brother. Let's end the hate | Suzanne Barakat

12th - Higher Ed
On February 10, 2015, Suzanne Barakat's brother Deah, her sister-in-law Yusor and Yusor's sister Razan were murdered by their neighbor in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The perpetrator's story, that he killed them over a traffic dispute,...
Instructional Video7:58
TED Talks

TED: How I went from child refugee to international model | Halima Aden

12th - Higher Ed
Halima Aden made history when she became the first hijab-wearing model on the cover of Vogue magazine. Now she returns to Kenya's Kakuma Refugee Camp -- where she was born and lived until the age of seven -- to share an inspiring message...
Instructional Video17:23
TED Talks

Will Hurd: A wall won't solve America's border problems

12th - Higher Ed
"Building a 30-foot-high concrete structure from sea to shining sea is the most expensive and least effective way to do border security," says Congressman Will Hurd, a Republican from Texas whose district encompasses two times zones and...